Kohli breaks Sachin's world record

He surpassed Tendulkar’s 17-century record and he did so at a much quicker pace. (Photo: AFP)

Kohli reached the feat in only 102 innings, compared to Tendulkar’s 232. (Photo: PTI)

Chasing another low total of 206, Kohli was in as early as the second over. After adjusting with the pace of the wicket and dodging a few short ones, Kohli was back to being the best chaser. (Photo: AP)

But it was not as if Kohli was out of form, he had been scoring alright, notching up 4 half centuries - all of them in a winning cause in the last 9 matches. (Photo: AP)

The Indian captain got agonizingly close in the Champions Trophy semifinal against Bangladesh with an unbeaten 96. (Photo: AP)

It was in the Caribbean islands that Kohli was troubled by the short ball dished out from the opposition captain Jason Holder. (Photo: AP)

Just when it looked downhill for India’s No. 3, he chose the series decider to make amends. (Photo: AP)

The three figure mark had been eluding Virat Kohli for quite some time now - 9 innings to be exact. (Photo: AP)

He slammed an unbeaten 111 – his 28th ODI century to close out the series. (Photo: AP)

India's captain Virat Kohli, left, greets Dinesh Karthik after he scored half a century against West Indies during the fifth ODI at the Sabina Park cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, July 6, 2017. India won the match by 8 wickets and the series 3-1.(AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

After messing up a modest 190-run chase in the fourth ODI, India could ill afford another slip up when the series was on the line. (Photo: AP)